The New Choral Singers, in conjunction with Kammerkoret Nesodden/Frogn from Norway, will present a concert of sacred music at St John’s Co-Cathedral at 7.30p.m. tomorrow.
The concert is being held in aid of Hospice Malta and specifically to mark World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2011, which is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.
The New Choral Singers needs little introduction among local choral music enthusiasts. This choir frequently partners with foreign choirs as a method of broadening their musical experiences – this joint performance with the Norwegian choir is one such alliance. The Kammerkoret Nesodden/Frogn is a mixed choir of 40 members that hail from two municipalities, Nesodden and Frogn, just south of Oslo. The choir sings under the direction of Gunnar Bjerknes-Haugen and has frequently performed in national and international choir festivals. During their tour in Malta, the Norwegian choir will be singing in their national costume.
This event will consist of individual and joint performances by both The New Choral Singers and Kammerkoret Nesodden/Frogn. The latter will be presenting a varied repertoire including music by Norwegian composers, among which I Himmel by Edward Grieg and Du er Hjemmeand Å dennekildeby by Tveit and Skeie.
The New Choral Singers, under the direction of Robert Calleja, will be presenting music by Tomás Luis de Victoria, Reinmann, and Perosi among others. The choir will also be performing Domenico Bartoluci’s Ave Maria for solo and choir, where for this occasion the soloist will be mezzo soprano Marianne E. Andersen.
Timothy Guntrip will accompany both choirs on the organ for this event.
• The public attending is being requested to refrain from wearing stiletto and narrow-heeled shoes which are prohibited on the inlaid marble floor of the Co-Cathedral. Entrance is free of charge. However, a retiring collection in aid of Hospice Malta will be held after the concert. Further information may be obtained from the choir’s website: www.thenewchoralsingers.com
That Kammerkoret Nesodden/Frogn will also be presenting a second concert of sacred and secular music on Tuesday at the St Paul’s Pro-Anglican Cathedral, at 7.30 p.m.